---
title: string
framework: uikit
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: uikit/uipasteboard/string
---

# string

The string value of the first pasteboard item.

## Declaration

```swift
var string: String? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The value stored in this property is an NSString object. The associated array of representation types is typeListString, which includes type kUTTypeUTF8PlainText. Setting this property replaces all current items in the pasteboard with the new item. If the first item has no value of the indicated type, nil is returned. note: Do not use this property to determine if a pasteboard contains string data. Instead, use the hasStrings property.

## See Also

### Getting and setting pasteboard items of standard data types

- [strings](uikit/uipasteboard/strings.md)
- [image](uikit/uipasteboard/image.md)
- [images](uikit/uipasteboard/images.md)
- [url](uikit/uipasteboard/url.md)
- [urls](uikit/uipasteboard/urls.md)
- [color](uikit/uipasteboard/color.md)
- [colors](uikit/uipasteboard/colors.md)